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Free tour

Lavra Hills Tour

Duration: 2h
Languages: English
Registered on July 22, 2019

Free Tours Kiev is a private initiative run by young guides and volunteers in love with Kyiv. It is one of the easiest and most interesting ways to tour Kyiv!

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  • Free booking and cancellation
    Free payment tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free

Tour description

Since its foundation as the cave monastery in 1051 the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra has been a preeminent center of Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Europe.

It is inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The monastery complex is considered a separate national historic-cultural preserve.

While being a cultural attraction, the monastery is once again active, with over 100 monks in residence.

It was named one of the Seven Wonders of Ukraine in 2007.

The tour covers the areas around Lavra Monastery: The Park of Internal Glory, Holodomor monument, Motherland Statue, and Kyiv Pechersk Lavra views!

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  • Meeting point:
    Maidan Nezalezhnosti Kyiv Ukraine 02000
    Maidan Nezalezhnosti Kyiv Ukraine 02000
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    Our Meeting Point: Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) in front of the Central Post Office by the Monument with the Globe (small Stella with Globe on it). Our guide will be waiting for you with a white umbrella and great mood :)

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).

Tour opinions

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Anastasia 29 Dec 2021
Vienna

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Travelled alone - Dec 2021
Great tour, knowledgable, kind guide - highly recommended!
Claudia 03 Oct 2021
Bucharest

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Travelled in couple - Sep 2021
Very interesting! 👌🏻👌🏻
Floyd 17 Dec 2019

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Travelled in group - Dec 2019
Lavra hills in itself it huge and needs a good 2-4 hours to My suggestion is if you want to see that, go on your own as the guide does not take you in but only shows you the place from If you are interested to explore more about the surrounding and get to know more about the history it’s worth taking the free walking your and then visit Lavra hills once you are done with the walking Marina was quite informative and pleasant.
Santiago 07 Aug 2019

The tour guide was Anna, she was very prepared and could tell lot of stories around the area. Its a very nice combination of the churches and the communist buildings. highly recommended
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Free cancellation
If you will not be able to attend the tour, please cancel your booking, otherwise the guide will be waiting for you.
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